No probs somekidz.........just nice to see another regular poster...lol

Thats what I meant about you an 04, maybe Gotti an a few others, I don't know.
for the sake of some real wow factor ( and they do look great) you guys must go thru so much time n money n hassle........new tyres a lot more than most.
Then on top of all that ........you gotta drive the thing with kid gloves cos your scared of the noises, the rubbing, the damage an the cost.
I know its a compromise n all.......looks traded for handling n ride... I just think maybe there's more cons than pros.

Jim

 

well as long as the road is smooth i can throw it around all i want, its when u get alot of dips and slow speed pot holes that **** up my damn flow...maybe i should just cut my losses and go back to the stockers?

 

Hey somekidz.......don't let me put you off bro.......They look great an if thats who you are, well then, thats who you are!
I always think you guys have some great ideas too though.
Like how a few of you have a set of rims with certain tyres for the summer, n a set of different rims ( usually stock) with certain tyres for the snow + winter.
We generally have a set of tyres n rims n thats that....lo

Jim

 

Thats cuz you guys spend money we spend on rims to purchase a freaking license plate over there!

 

Thats true, I noticed that Jim has a plate for his X and the A6, not sure about the Saab. How much did they set u back Jim? or dont i wanna know

 

Really not that bad 04.......honestly!
X6 JYM on the A6 was £500 on the car and it yours for life, only an £80 cost when you wanna change it over to another car.
T15 ESS for the wife which is on the X was only £250 on the car, same rules apply.

Jim

 

wow, that really isnt that bad, i wud hav thought they cost u at least a grand each

 

Considering that the £ is twice as much as the $ he did spend that!

 

i meant in pounds, cos ive seen a lot of plates there sell for thousands of pounds, its really pretty crazy

 

Got that right 04......can be absolute nuts for some of em.
I was looking at JC 32 a while ago. It was starting at auction at £3400.........probably went for that and then some!
I saw one today 3T .......I bet that cost a small fortune.
Basically, the less letters n numbers the more costly they are. Also anything that spells a name costs a bomb too.
But, on the plus side, they're yours for life no mattaer what car you have. They can also be a good way of hiding a cars age.
Like the X for example. Its an (02) now 5 year old car, was 4 years odd old when I bought it in mint condition with 16k miles on it. Putting the plate on the car I'd defy anyone looking at it to say it was anything over a year to 2 years old

Jim

 

Yeah I know they can go up that high...remember the one that guy posted on here a few months back that was supposed to be a good deal...a few thousand pounds later!

 

Vanity plates you guys call them over there isn't it?
No private plate / vanity plate owners here?
I thought it was quite a big thing over there too?

Jim

 

Personalized plate!

 

Maybe we should start a thread about private / personalised / vanity plates?
Who's got em, any real good ones out there either for the car or the individual?
Although there seems to be a lot of people not too happy about showing their plates?

Jim

 

Yeah I'm not either...don't know why??? I'd imagine you'd have to be a cop to actually do anything with it...

 

Re the showing of your plates on your vehicle ( or not )........I'm guessin its all about cars being cloned.
Another X out there with your plate on it involved in a getaway / bank job or sumthin.
Personally, I reckon if they want to clone a car they'll clone it. They will get a match from some database or other anyway.

Jim

 

Yeah but there are ways around that...where were you when the crime happened and what not...other than that I wonder what someone could do with it?

 

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For sure...........Its just not that big a deal to me but is to some folk.
We're all different I guess.

Jim

 

I got one, mines 1SIK JGR, i use to have 04XTYPE lol. My brother has 1SIK TT, and my cousin has 1SIK A4